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United States Patent | 5,744,940 |
Colton ,   et al. | April 28, 1998 |
A self contained generator set of the type which includes a fuel tank made up of a base section and a pair of vertically extending tower sections. The motor generator assembly is mounted on the base section between the two vertically extending tower sections. A passageway is formed in each of the vertically extending fuel tank sections by communicating openings formed in opposite side walls of each of the fuel tank sections with a pipe section welded thereto. The passageways allow passage of the motor generator assembly's exhaust pipe and the generator's power cable therethrough.
Inventors: | Colton; Mark W. (Clay, NY); Fecteau; Vincent P. (East Syracuse, NY); Green; Vincent D. (East Syracuse, NY) |
Assignee: | Carrier Corporation (Syracuse, NY) |
Appl. No.: | 578263 |
Filed: | December 26, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 322/1; 123/2; 123/3; 290/1A |
Intern'l Class: | H02K 005/00 |
Field of Search: | 123/2 322/1 290/1 B |
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